BonBon was really not bon

Bonbon was... an experience. 120RMB for guys, 80RMB for the ladies and the scene was all the hip guys and skanky girls. It was kinda crazy. Occasional bairen, but mostly just very Asian. Some observations/lessons learned:

- they took our tickets, so we were confused as to how it was an open bar: the solution? Signs that say "Don't lose, reuse!" So if you have a cup or a bottle and take it to any of the bars, they will refill you
- it's okay to throw up in the communal bathroom area, just not in the sink. The fuyuan will direct you to the specially placed toilets
- if you're sitting at one of the tables, expect to play the dice game, which according to Luolan, is like yahtzee, but it reminds me more of the game that they play in Pirates of the Caribbean (iMdb says: Liar's Dice).
- bumming cigarettes isn't that hard, but if you're Korean, like yours truly,they will try to talk to you afterwards in Chinese, only to be disappointed with you afterwards
- Waiguoren love meeting other ones, and will tell you where the good bars are. At least most of them
- If you're going to offer a girl a cigarette, make sure you have a phone to get her number; oh yeah, and if she can't speak English, and you can't speak Chinese... it probably won't work out
- canker sores = might allow you to catch something. Just saying

After Bonbon, we came back, but I was so hungry but the back gate was locked, so I stood behind the bars of the back gate basically begging the meat sellers to bring me something, that I had money. They wouldn't come. I went back and asked the doorman what I should do, he said to climb over the fence. I looked, and I was in no physical shape to do that, so I climbed underneath. I ate five of the laduzi sticks, as I like to call them. They were really good, and not laduzi-ful, and there only 1RMB each! I stayed out there and talked to the woman, went inside the 24/7 convenience store and bought some water, started to climb back under, when I met some of the Vancouver students. Three girls, one highly intoxicated, who were all wearing silk dresses that they had made. Not bad, but they proceeded to crawl on asphault in them. They were really friendly, but they were leaving the next day, so bu hao.

Went back home, and Niko was in the kitchenette with a Russian student from NYU. We played some Texas Hold 'Em, Durak (ja russkij jazyk!), and this slapping game of which I forgot the name (not ERS). Stayed up 'til 5 just hanging out, then went to bed and passed out. I was exhausted.

I woke up at 10ish today (don't know why) but I couldn't fall back asleep. I've basically had a migraine all day (perhaps alcohol triggered? I love trying to figure out what triggers each migraine; it's normally allergies, but it can't be here...) and so I stayed in bed having taken 6 or so tylenol. Because I've had a really bad headache all day, didn't start studying my two lessons until after I had woken up (see past 20:00).

Alrighty, I really need to go study, we have our first dictation tomorrow and I want to make a good impression. It's going to be a very, very long night...

written by  waywardwahoo on June 1, 2008 from Shanghai, China
from the travel blog: Shanghai, China
tagged Bonbon and Migraine
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